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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1861 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1872 | 8 |
| 1876 | 34 |
| 1877 | 24 |
| 1878 | 25 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 4 |
| 1882 | 6 |
| 1883 | 54 |
| 1884 | 28 |
| 1885 | 31 |
| 1886 | 22 |
| 1887 | 13 |
| 1888 | 32 |
| 1889 | 87 |
| 1890 | 13 |
| 1891 | 86 |
| 1892 | 137 |
| 1893 | 163 |
| 1894 | 120 |
| 1895 | 139 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 21 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 36 |
| 1904 | 49 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 53 |
| 1910 | 9 |
| 1911 | 8 |
| 1912 | 3 |
| 1914 | 3 |
| 1915 | 5 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1923 | 2 |
| 1924 | 2 |
| 1925 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1 |
1,280 stories matching block, from 112 towns
Pierce County127
Thurston County60
Snohomish County45
Walla Walla County36
Grays Harbor County29
Whatcom County22
Benton County19
Kittitas County12
Skagit County10
Jefferson County10
Clallam County9
Lewis County6
Chelan County4
Pacific County4
Clark County3
Columbia County2
Mason County2
Klickitat County2
Lincoln County2
Adams County1
Cowlitz County1
Franklin County1
Grant County1
Wahkiakum County1
County not recorded17